Within 60 days of taking office, President Joe Biden signed into law The American Rescue Plan.

Among the many important provisions it contains are:
- more than 500 million life-saving COVID-19 vaccinations in the arms of Americans,
- $1400 per person to struggling US citizens,
- extended unemployment benefits,
- increased food aid,
- student loan debt relief,
- and aid to states, cities, tribal governments, and US territories.